FR 02S161 — Hot Springs in CA -- Camping Rules & Access

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FR 02S161 — Hot Springs in CA

Road corridorInyo NF, Mammoth Ranger District

9.8 mi from Mammoth Lakes

Maps 7,109 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.

Inyo National Forest ↗

Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · 28 days total per calendar year · then move 10 mi
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Road Access

Difficult
  • All 5.2 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Dead-ends 0.3 miles in at a mapped turnaround.

Known camping along this road between mile 2.6 and mile 2.7: .

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.9 miles off.
  • Laurel Mountain stands 4,691 ft above the map pin, 9.5 miles south.

Rules

  • Within a 10-mile radius of any undeveloped campsite for a period longer than 14 consecutive days… Anywhere within the Inyo National Forest for more than 28 total days during a calendar year.
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 29–65°F, 0.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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